Duluth, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Duluth, MN Summary

Crime in Duluth research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Duluth over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Duluth:

  • There were 2,758 total crimes committed in Duluth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,201.6 total crimes per 100K people in Duluth.
  • The overall crime rate in Duluth is 37.75% above the national average.
  • Duluth ranks #269 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Duluth ranks #8,346 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Duluth Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Duluth is 3,201.6 per 100,000 people. That's 37.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 33.27% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Duluth
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,758 3,201.6 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 6 7.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 28 32.5 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 163 189.2 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 249 289.1 277.5 369.8
Burglary 360 417.9 307.0 269.8
Larceny 1,984 2,303.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 165 191.5 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,509 2,912.6 2,124.9 1,954.4

Duluth Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Duluth

249
Violent Crimes
289.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 249 violent crimes in Duluth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Duluth is 289.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 346.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Duluth each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.17% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Duluth

2,509
Property Crimes
2,912.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
49.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,509 property crimes in Duluth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Duluth is 2,912.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Duluth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 49.03% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.07% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Duluth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Superior, WI 26,429 686 2,595.6 2,383.7 211.9
Cloquet, MN 12,747 214 1,678.8 1,427.8 251.0
Big Lake, MN 12,625 39 308.9 253.5 55.4
Hermantown, MN 10,218 410 4,012.5 3,826.6 185.9
Proctor, MN 3,077 41 1,332.5 1,137.5 195.0

Duluth SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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